Beyond the Limits

1984 16 min

Overview

A documentary about the miraculous survival of an Icelandic fisherman, after his boat sank off the shores of the Westman Islands in mid winter. All the crew drowned except one, Gudlaugur Fridthórsson, who swam five and a half kilometers in the ice cold sea and then walked barefoot over a field of sharp lava to reach help. Specialists have made tests on Gudlaugur to determine how he managed to survive seven times longer than any ordinary man under these conditions.

Genres

Documentary

Production Countries

Iceland

Spoken Languages

Icelandic is

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Cast

Crew

Páll Steingrímsson

Director

Hjörtur Howser

Music

Páll Steingrímsson

Screenplay

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